12:59 AM,
Mar. 8, 2013

A bald eagle sits Sunday on a branch next to its nest in the Kisatchie National Forest near Kincaid Lake.

Written by

Melissa Gregory
mgregory@thetowntalk.com

The stars of the show were nowhere to be seen, and the sun was beginning to set. People stopped at various spots on a trail next to Kincaid Lake on the Kisatchie National Forest on Sunday, stopping to gaze at the huge nest at the top of a towering tree.

No movement. No sign of either of the nesting bald eagles or their young believed to have hatched only days before.

But a shout from someone heralded the arrival of one of the eagles, which soared to a stop on one of the tree's branches. The bird took no notice of the people scattered along the trail, chattering, pointing and taking photos. ...